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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Phase 5A
Side midline
Sex sex could not be determined
Peeling absent
Recovery Year 1999.0
Context Death Pit
Body Section 1 trunk
Body Section 2 vertebra
Skeletal Element lumbar 0
Age Category adult (skeletally mature element)
NISP 1
MNE 1
Element Size less than 25% of a complete element present
Vertebra: Spine absent
Vertebra: Left Arch absent
Vert: Right Arch absent
Vert: Right Superior Articular Facet absent
Vert: Right Inferior Articular Facet absent
Vert: Left Superior Articular Facet present
Vert: Left Inferior Articular Facet present
Vert: Transverse Process absent
Vert: Body present
Vert: Dens absent
Vert: Indet absent
Surface Exposure/ Readability 50-75%
Matrix Adhesion generalized (over entire surface)
Surface Degradation Stage No evidence of bone surface degradation due to weathering or thermal exposure
Surface Degradation Type Absent
Surface Degradation Extent not available/not applicable
Degredation Association W/ Thermal Exposure not available/not applicable
Irregular Bones: Color/extent Mottled medium red brown; Localized
Tooth Mark Type: Location absent
Has note Human bone specimen have identifiers of a sequence of 2-3 numbers separated by periods (Lot #.Specimen #.Further identifier. Note 1: specimen numbers starting with -0- are lab generated numbers for specimens collected in large bone bags; the number of additional specimen identifiers is related to number of specimens in recovery bags
Cutmark Location not available/not applicable
Cutmark # 0
Cutmark Type absent
Loadpoint # 1.0
Loadpoint Type Depressed fracture
Loadpoint Location arch; pedicle
Opposing Loadpoint # 0.0
Opposing Loadpoint Type not available/not applicable
Depressed Fractures Depressed fracture without stria crushing
Radiating Fracture Lines (rf) present
Concentric Fractures W/ Incipient/attached Flakes (cf) present
Negative Flake Scar (fs) not available/not applicable
Cortical Flake Scar (fs) not available/not applicable
Diverging Fracture Lines not available/not applicable
Lateral Stress Features not available/not applicable
Notch Type not available/not applicable
Notch Length (mm) not available/not applicable
Notch Depth (mm) not available/not applicable
Notch Truncation not available/not applicable
Flake Scar Width (mm) not available/not applicable
Flake Scar Lngth (mm) not available/not applicable
Human Bone Death Pit Coding Methods
Suggested Citation

Suellen Gauld. (2010) "2642.0.9d from Asia/Turkey/Domuztepe/I/Lot 2642". In Domuztepe Excavations. Elizabeth Carter, Stuart Campbell (Ed). Released: 2010-07-31. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/3ebb1669-d2f8-42ef-5d4e-b6137afff701> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2n87bz13

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